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    ARTS: Tricycle monthly haiku challenge

    Hi all

    Each month, Clark Strand, a former Soto Zen monk and haiku writer, posts a haiku challenge at Tricycle. Anyone is free to submit entries and I think there is a Facebook group around this also.

    Clark is one of the few English Language Haiku (ELH) poets who stick to the 5-7-5 syllable format but that is good news for those of you who also do that.

    The season word challenge for this month (March 2023) is 'roof leak'

    https://tricycle.org/haiku/

    Below a roof leak
    the early spring grasses grow
    a little more green



    Gassho
    Kokuu
    -sattoday-
    Last edited by Jundo; 03-03-2023 at 12:19 AM.

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    Thanks for this! Loved the idea. Submitted one!

    Sat Today
    Bion
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    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool. - Sawaki Roshi

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    Good luck!

    Another roof leak
    the memory of grandpa
    with his old hammer
    Last edited by Kokuu; 03-02-2023 at 05:10 PM.

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    Fun. I posted one there now. Have to admit I like challenges
    Seijin
    Sat/lah

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    That's great!

    Just to say that Clark (who is a former Zen monk) is very strict on 5-7-5 syllables. In western haiku in general this is less the case, since Japanese sound units (on or morae) do not correspond exactly to western syllables, often being shorter.

    Gassho
    Kokuu
    -sattoday/lah-

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